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View article: Knowledge, attitude and practices among Healthcare Workers towards Pulmonary Plague Infection following an outbreak in Madagascar, 2017: A pilot study
Knowledge, attitude and practices among Healthcare Workers towards Pulmonary Plague Infection following an outbreak in Madagascar, 2017: A pilot study Open
Objectives To assess training needs of healthcare workers (HCWs) on pulmonary plague (PP) control after the large PP outbreak in Madagascar 2017. Methods In 2018, we conducted a knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) survey among HCWs (P…
View article: Collaborative development of open-source outbreak detection tools: Needs, concept and implementation
Collaborative development of open-source outbreak detection tools: Needs, concept and implementation Open
Issue The early detection of infectious disease outbreaks through surveillance is critical to initiate targeted public health interventions. Automated outbreak detection helps to identify trends and unusual events. Yet, there is no overvie…
View article: Signal detection and assessment supporting syndromic surveillance during the UEFA EURO 2024
Signal detection and assessment supporting syndromic surveillance during the UEFA EURO 2024 Open
Background Mass gatherings like the UEFA European Football Championship in Germany pose a challenge for public health, elevating the risk of infectious disease outbreaks. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) is performing intensified surveillan…
View article: Results of the enhanced COVID-19 surveillance during UEFA EURO 2020 in Germany
Results of the enhanced COVID-19 surveillance during UEFA EURO 2020 in Germany Open
In general, mass gatherings might pose a risk to the public health (PH). The UEFA EURO 2020 tournament (EURO 2020) was one of the first mass gathering events since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Germany. T…
View article: SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adults deduced from investigations of childcare centre outbreaks, Germany, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adults deduced from investigations of childcare centre outbreaks, Germany, 2021 Open
We investigated three SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 childcare centre and related household outbreaks. Despite group cohorting, cases occurred in almost all groups, i.e. also among persons without close contact. Children’s secondary attack rat…
View article: Susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adults with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 deduced from three daycare centre outbreaks and related household situations; Germany, 2021
Susceptibility and infectiousness of children and adults with SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 deduced from three daycare centre outbreaks and related household situations; Germany, 2021 Open
We investigated three SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 kindergarten outbreaks and related household situations. Despite group cohorting, cases occurred in almost all groups, i.e. also among persons without close contact. Secondary attack rates (…
View article: COVID-19: cross-border contact tracing in Germany, February to April 2020
COVID-19: cross-border contact tracing in Germany, February to April 2020 Open
Introduction The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) managed the exchange of cross-border contact tracing data between public health authorities (PHA) in Germany and abroad during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Aim We describe the extent of cross-bo…